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Commission backs rezoning and RP master‑plan amendment for Meadow Ridge despite neighbor objections
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Jan. 8 of a rezoning and an RP master‑plan amendment for the Meadow Ridge apartment development, after the developer reduced unit counts and altered the site plan but amid sustained neighborhood opposition over density, wetlands and traffic.
The City of Cedar Falls Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 8 recommended approval of two connected items for the Meadow Ridge development: rezoning 2.68 acres from A‑1 Agriculture to RP Planned Residence (RZ24‑3) and an amendment to the RP master plan (MP24‑004X). The votes sent both recommendations to City Council for final action; the master‑plan amendment was approved by a divided vote.
Planning staff said the applicant revised the RP master plan after earlier hearings, reducing the project from 207 units to 186 units (a 10 percent reduction) and removing a 21‑unit building and associated parking to reduce impervious surface and wetland impacts. Tom, the presenting planner, said the change reduces the wetland area impacted from about 1.87 acres to about 1.05 acres and will return roughly 71 percent of that acreage (about 7.5 acres) to open space for stormwater quality…
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